Pierre Poilievre
Battle River—Crowfoot, Alberta · Conservative · Canada
“Mr. Speaker, for over a century and a half, Canadians took for granted that when people came here from around the world, they left their problems behind.”
“Mr. Speaker, I rise on behalf of the constituents of Battle River—Crowfoot in communities like Amisk, Hardisty, Hughenden, Czar, Metiskow and Lougheed and the MDs of Wainwright, Provost and Flagstaff, who have all raised significant concerns about problems with cellphone coverage and data service, adding to already limited connectivity in…”
“Mr. Speaker, I will tell the member what we are for. We are for an affordable Canada, a Canada with growing paycheques and safer streets, which is the exact opposite of what the Prime Minister has delivered. This is his record: Count them; there have been five consecutive quarters of declining investment.”
“Mr. Speaker, do people know why the Prime Minister cannot stand to answer a question in the House of Commons? It is because he has been wrong about every single economic issue of the last decade. He was wrong to push bigger and broader carbon taxes. He was wrong to say that we should keep half our oil in the ground.”
“Mr. Speaker, no, we do not plan for a restful summer. We plan to fight all summer long against the Liberal recession, Liberal inflation, the rising Liberal cost of living and the rising Liberal crime crisis in our streets. Let us take, for example, investment. The Liberal Prime Minister promised he would increase it.”
“Mr. Speaker, at least the Liberals listened for once. I explained to them that houses are built by plumbers, electricians and carpenters, and the members stood up and said that the building trades build homes. We know who builds homes, but do we know who blocks homes? The Liberals block homes.”
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“Mr. Speaker, I will tell the member what we are for. We are for an affordable Canada, a Canada with growing paycheques and safer streets, which is the exact opposite of what the Prime Minister has delivered. This is his record: Count them; there have been five consecutive quarters of declining investment. In three of the last four quarters, the economy has declined. In fact, the GDP of Canada today is smaller than when he became Prime Minister. In fact, the GDP was bigger on the last day of Justin Trudeau in office. We now have the most expensive real estate, the highest household debt and the second-highest unemployment in the G7. Is that why the Prime Minister is afraid to stand in the House and answer a question?”
“Mr. Speaker, do people know why the Prime Minister cannot stand to answer a question in the House of Commons? It is because he has been wrong about every single economic issue of the last decade. He was wrong to push bigger and broader carbon taxes. He was wrong to say that we should keep half our oil in the ground. He was wrong to say that COVID would lead to deflation or dropping prices. He was wrong to say that governments should print hundreds of billions of dollars, the reason we have the inflation. Now he is wrong again, as the only G20 leader out of 20 countries to lead his country in a recession. Does the Prime Minister realize that when he gets it wrong, Canadians pay the price?”
“Mr. Speaker, at least the Liberals listened for once. I explained to them that houses are built by plumbers, electricians and carpenters, and the members stood up and said that the building trades build homes. We know who builds homes, but do we know who blocks homes? The Liberals block homes. They have been blocking homes so badly for so long that now we have the most expensive real estate in the G7, and under the Prime Minister , homebuilding has actually dropped while he has increased the spending on bureaucracy. Will the Prime Minister get out of the way of home builders, stand in the House and take accountability for his homebuilding failures?”
“Mr. Speaker, politicians do not build homes. Carpenters, electricians and plumbers build homes. What one does is have the policies that get out of the way so they can do that. If the member wants some stats, when I was minister, there were 200,000 homes built in one year. The average cost was $450,000. The average rent was $950. Today, it is nearly double that on both counts. The Prime Minister has claimed that he would increase homebuilding by 100%, but it is down 6%, so enough with the illusions. Canadians cannot afford their rent or their mortgage. Will the Prime Minister defend his disastrous results?”
“Mr. Speaker, I forgive the member for getting his numbers wrong. He cannot count numbers bigger than the number of fingers on his hands. The reality is that politicians do not build homes. When I was housing minister— Some hon. members: Oh, oh! Hon. Pierre Poilievre: Mr. Speaker, no, they do not. Politicians do not build homes. Carpenters— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!”
“Mr. Speaker, the government is at war with its own statistical agencies. It is incredible. The CMHC, the Liberals' housing agency, says construction is down by 6%. Their housing agency says it will drop another 18%. Instead of another photo op, another announcement or another dazzling speech, will the Prime Minister go over to the CMHC and find out how he is pulling back on homebuilding by another 18%?”
“Mr. Speaker, the Liberals already had a revolution. The Liberal government doubled housing costs. To solve the problem, the Liberal Prime Minister picked the former mayor of Vancouver, who made that city the most expensive housing market in the world. Since promising to double homebuilding, the Prime Minister has delivered a 6% reduction in construction, and his own housing agency expects it will drop another 18%. Instead of another promise or illusion, will the Prime Minister do his job, stand in this House and be accountable for his failures?”
“Mr. Speaker, instead of being accountable for Liberal inflation and the Liberal recession, the Prime Minister is now making his 12th announcement on housing. This comes after he led us to a 6% reduction in homebuilding, and his own housing agency expects that it will fall another 18%. Finally, the Prime Minister has given us the biggest increases in costs in housing anywhere in the G7. Instead of another illusion or another announcement, will the Prime Minister stand and take accountability for the costly failures that have denied Canadians home ownership?”
“Mr. Speaker, the Liberal Prime Minister cannot defend his disastrous record. It is the same path and journey with him every single time. He takes on a big, fancy job, then he causes disastrous costs for people and then he moves on before he can be held accountable. He caused the worst inflation in the G7 as the governor of the Bank of England, along with a housing crisis. He was Justin Trudeau's economic adviser, doubling housing costs, debt and food bank line-ups. Now he has delivered the only G7 recession, and he is unable to defend his results. Will the Prime Minister stand today and give accountability and results to hard-working Canadians?”
“Mr. Speaker, that is not just an illusion; that is a hallucination. The government's own statistical agency says the economy is shrinking. It shrunk this quarter, and it shrunk the quarter before that. In fact, it shrunk three out of the last four quarters. We cannot be the second-fastest growing when we are shrinking, as the Minister of Finance might appreciate and relate to. My question is for the Prime Minister , who has delivered the only recession in the G7 with the consequence of higher costs for Canadians. Will he stand and defend the results instead of—”
“Mr. Speaker, no, we do not plan for a restful summer. We plan to fight all summer long against the Liberal recession, Liberal inflation, the rising Liberal cost of living and the rising Liberal crime crisis in our streets. Let us take, for example, investment. The Liberal Prime Minister promised he would increase it. He has delivered five consecutive quarters of declining investment. This is the only G7 country to have done that. It is one of the reasons that our country is in a recession, which means paycheques are down and the cost of living is up. The Canadian people deserve accountability and results. Will the Prime Minister stand and deliver both now?”
“Mr. Speaker, as the Prime Minister ends his third session, I ask this question: Are our groceries, gas and mortgage payments more affordable than they were a year ago, and are our streets safer or more riddled with crime? Aside from his endless announcements, excuses and promises, the Prime Minister has doubled the deficit and increased housing costs. Homebuilding is actually down. Gas, groceries and mortgage payments are nearing record highs. Will the Prime Minister put aside the illusions and stand up in this House of Commons now and defend his disastrous results?”
“Mr. Speaker, I will be careful about the fact that the Prime Minister cannot defend the cost of living, which is skyrocketing, or the Liberal recession, which is the only one in the entire G20. Instead of offering illusions and making excuses, he should take accountability. Will he stand up in the House of Commons and tell everyone when life will become more affordable and when the Liberal recession will end?”
“Mr. Speaker, as this Prime Minister wraps up his third session, I am asking people a question. Are groceries, gas, and mortgage payments any cheaper? Are the streets any safer? Canada is the only G20 country in a recession. The Prime Minister has doubled the deficit. The cost of gas, groceries, and mortgage payments are nearing an all-time high. Instead of more illusions, promises and excuses, will the Prime Minister stand up now to defend his disastrous record?”
“Finally set up the foreign agent registry, kick out all of the IRGC and other regime officials and prevent new ones from coming in. Then, and only then, will we make Canada safe at home and restore the promise here at home.”
“Mr. Speaker, for over a century and a half, Canadians took for granted that when people came here from around the world, they left their problems behind. Foreign wars stayed on the other side of the pond, but after a decade of Liberal immigration, Liberal borders, Liberal catch-and-release crime and Liberal terror laws, those problems are coming here. Harassment, intimidation, guns for hire, shootings at homes, businesses and schools and foreign regimes paying for attacks on Canadian soil have become a regular story. Canada's Persian community is one of the prime victims. The media reports that there are 700 IRGC-linked officials on the ground, and many more who are part of that regime, who continue to terrorize people and use the plunder they stole from the Iranian people. It is time for real action.”
“Constituents from my riding are asking for improved cellular services to be connected, especially in east central Alberta, and they call on the government to enable policies of more competition, more capital investment and improved connectivity across rural Canada, which, of course, is the backbone of our country.”
“Mr. Speaker, I rise on behalf of the constituents of Battle River—Crowfoot in communities like Amisk, Hardisty, Hughenden, Czar, Metiskow and Lougheed and the MDs of Wainwright, Provost and Flagstaff, who have all raised significant concerns about problems with cellphone coverage and data service, adding to already limited connectivity in rural communities. Residents are deeply concerned that emergency services, including 911 and SOS communications, have become increasingly unreliable. The inability to reliably access emergency services is particularly concerning and has led to tragedy. I also note that connectivity is now a necessity in the farming sector, and when it is not reliable, our farmers are held back and our food supply is threatened.”
“Mr. Speaker, the question was for the Prime Minister , and we do not need more excuses about the rest of the world. The other G20 countries face tariffs from the United States. None of them are in recession. Mexico is right next door to the United States and more integrated with the American economy than Canada is, and it is not in recession. Only this Prime Minister has delivered a recession. We have solutions. Will the Prime Minister accept our ideas of eliminating the industrial carbon tax, getting rid of the newly renamed consumer carbon tax, having no tax on gas for the rest of the year and no tax on capital gains reinvested to grow our economy? We have positive solutions to reverse his recession. Will he stand up and accept them now?”
“Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister is hiding in the clouds and refusing to answer questions about the recession that he created here in Canada. The only thing he has been building is the sole recession in all the G20. There are 20 industrialized nations in that group; 19 of them are not in recession, and one of them is in recession. That translates into stories from the United Way, where 40% of Canadians are losing sleep because they worry they cannot pay their bills, and 60% have anxiety over their financial situation. Will the Prime Minister finally take responsibility and answer to them?”
“Mr. Speaker, these are more illusions from the other side of the House of Commons. Canada is the only economy in the G7 that has shrunk over the last two quarters and over three out of the last four quarters, the only economy smaller today than a year ago. Today the Governor of the Bank of Canada described the Prime Minister 's economy as “weak” nine times. That translates into seniors who are forced to lose their home and live in a parking lot, according to a story by CTV. Will the Prime Minister stand up now and announce that he will reverse the Liberal policies that caused the mess?”
“Mr. Speaker, I have a question for the Prime Minister . Just over 10 days ago, we learned that Canada was the only country with back-to-back shrinking economies in two quarters, the definition of a recession. Today we got even worse news from the Governor of the Bank of Canada, who said: the Canadian economy has remained soft and inflation has increased.... Economic weakness combined with rising inflation is a dilemma He used the word “weak” nine times to describe the Prime Minister 's economy. That translates into lost jobs, lost homes and bigger lineups at food banks. Will the Prime Minister stand today and reverse the Liberal policies that caused this recession?”
“Mr. Speaker, we just heard the bad news that Canada is the only country with two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth. That is the definition of a recession. Again today, we had bad news from the Governor of the Bank of Canada, who said that “the Canadian economy has remained soft and inflation has increased”. He went on to say, “Economic weakness combined with rising inflation is a dilemma” and that the economy was “weak”, a word he used nine times. Will the Prime Minister reverse the Liberal policies that caused this recession?”
“Mr. Speaker, I regret to inform the House of Commons that one of our colleagues, the member for Côte‑du‑Sud—Rivière-du-Loup—Kataskomiq—Témiscouata , had cardiac issues during the Quebec caucus meeting. An ambulance had to be called. He is currently in the hospital in relatively stable condition. His Conservative family wants to assure him, his wife Tracey and his entire family of our support. Would the government like to offer our colleague its wishes for his speedy recovery?”
“Mr. Speaker, my question was for the Prime Minister . It is no wonder that he cannot stand up and answer. He has been wrong on every economic issue of the last decade. He was wrong on carbon taxes, wrong to say he wanted to keep half of our oil and gas in the ground, wrong to oppose pipelines and wrong to push money-printing deficits, which caused inflation. Now he is wrong again. Only he, out of the G7 countries' leaders, has caused a recession. Just the other day, I met a hairstylist in the ByWard Market who does not know how she is going to pay her rent, because wages are flat and costs are rising. Will the Prime Minister stand up and explain to her why he is the only leader in the G7 to have caused a recession?”
“Mr. Speaker, why can the Prime Minister not even defend his economic record? Perhaps it is because Equifax Canada also reported today that the national 60-plus-day delinquency rate for financial trades has risen by 11%. Under the Prime Minister's leadership, the bankruptcy rate is higher than it has been in 15 years. Not only are we the only G20 country in a recession, but Canadians are declaring bankruptcy. Will the Prime Minister reverse the costly Liberal policies that are causing these bankruptcies?”
“Mr. Speaker, apparently, he does not believe in the Prime Minister's ability to answer questions. The Minister of Finance has spent the last 10 years announcing the worst growth results. Now he is telling falsehoods. He says that Canada's growth puts it in second place. Under this Prime Minister, Canada is in last place. It is the only G7 or G20 country that is bankrupt. Today, Equifax Canada reported a 39% drop in the number of new companies. When is the government going to get out of the way and end this recession?”
“Mr. Speaker, apparently they do not believe in their Prime Minister 's ability to answer questions and defend his own economic record. We believe Canadians could do a lot of things, too, if the government would just get out of the way. [ Translation ] Unfortunately, the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy found new evidence that the Liberal recession, the only recession in the G20, is affecting Canadians. There has been an 8% increase in consumer insolvencies and a 10% increase in bankruptcies. This Liberal government's policies are forcing Canadians into bankruptcy. Will the Liberals reverse the costly deficit policies that caused this recession?”
“Mr. Speaker, did he say 15 years? This thing will not even be under construction for 15 years. In the meantime, Liberal insiders and sleazebags will be stuffing their pockets with the tax dollars of Canadian electricians. Already, 13 vice-presidents have received $2.3 million in bonuses for a train that will not even be under construction for over a decade. If it ever comes under construction, it will cost $8,000 a family. Why does he always plunder the pockets of workers to help the Liberal insider elites?”
“Mr. Speaker, the question was about an electrician who had to move back in with his mother, despite the fact that he has worked hard, he got his licence, he shows up for work every single day and, unlike the Prime Minister , he pays his full tax bill here in Canada. He is paying the price of the Liberal recession. Canada is the only country in the entire G20 that is in a recession. Will the Prime Minister reverse the disastrous, costly, inflationary Liberal policies that put this electrician back in his mother's basement and our country into a recession, or will he just sit there and smirk?”
“Mr. Speaker, having the only recession in the G20 is not only an embarrassment for the Liberal Prime Minister , who has been wrong on every economic issue of the last decade. It also has a serious human cost for Canadians. Yesterday, at the Calgary airport, I met an electrician who told me that despite working non-stop, he had to move back in with his mother because he cannot afford the cost of Liberal inflation and now the Liberal recession. We know Liberal insiders are getting rich off tax havens, handouts and consulting contracts, but why is it always the hard-working people, like this electrician, who have to pay the bill?”
“Mr. Speaker, I understand that the Prime Minister cannot stand up for the miserable economic track record he has created. Canada is the only G7 country in a recession. Instead of attacking other people's patriotism, why does he not take responsibility for the damage he has caused? Equifax reports that the national 60-day delinquency rate for businesses rose 11% year over year in the most recent quarter, with escalating costs and higher inflation being the main culprits. That is what the organization reports. We know the Prime Minister managed to put us in the only recession in the G7. Will he reverse these disastrous policies before he drives more people into bankruptcy?”
“Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister accuses me of not believing in Canada. It is my patriotic duty to fight for the people who are suffering as a result of his recession. Once again, he is making the mistake of confusing Canada with the Liberal Party. We are not going to take any lessons on patriotism from a guy who stashes his corporate cash in a tax haven and moves his corporate head office out of this country. We are going to continue to fight for Canadian workers, Canadian consumers and a strong Canadian economy. Some hon. members: Oh, oh!”
“Oh, Mr. Speaker, he is transforming the economy. He has transformed it into the only recession in the G20. Regretfully, this year there has been a net loss of 24,000 jobs, meaning that we have the second-highest unemployment in the G7, a third higher than in the United States. Today, Equifax said that “Canadian entrepreneurship is on the decline and business payment challenges continued to build as more companies fell behind on [their] payments”. A third fewer small businesses launched in the last 24 months. Current businesses are going bankrupt. New ones are not launching. Will he reverse course before more go bankrupt?”
“Mr. Speaker, the Liberal Prime Minister has created the only recession in the G7 and the G20. Today, the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy revealed it is getting worse: an 8% increase in consumer insolvencies and a 10% increase in bankruptcies. In the 12 months the Prime Minister has been in office, we have had the highest number of insolvencies in a decade and a half. The Liberal Prime Minister created this mess by doubling the deficit, driving up inflation and grinding growth down. Will he reverse these disastrous Liberal policies before more Canadians go bankrupt?”
“Mr. Speaker, it just creates jobs for their Liberal friends. This “phantom” railway already has 13 vice-presidents, all of whom have received a $2.3-million bonus, even though not a single inch of track has been laid in Canada. Now, the Prime Minister wants to force farmers to lose their land and charge every Canadian family $4,000. Why is he proposing yet another white elephant when we are already in a recession?”
“Mr. Speaker, Canadians are paying the price for having the only recession in the G20. Now the Prime Minister is forcing Canadians to pay $90 billion for a high-speed rail project that will destroy farms in Quebec, all without consulting farmers. Communities in regional Quebec will pay the price, yet they will not even get a station. Why is the Prime Minister sacrificing Quebec's regions for yet another Liberal white elephant?”
“Mr. Speaker, instead of standing and answering the question, the Liberal Prime Minister has his finance minister not just state slogan after slogan, but slogans that are exactly false. One of their slogans is: The fastest-growing economy in the G7. He has the only recession in the G7. The other slogan is: more investment. Statistics Canada says business capital investment fell 0.7% in the first quarter of 2026, the fifth consecutive quarterly decline. Then he says that government spending is down. He has doubled the deficit. Why is it whenever the Liberals say something is up, it is down?”
“Mr. Speaker, while Canadians suffer, the Prime Minister is silent. He sits back while 112,000 jobs have been lost in the first three months of this year alone. We have the second-highest unemployment and the only recession in the G20. We have an economy that has lost investment in five consecutive quarters, and $20 billion of net investment has fled the country. There is a 32% increase in mortgage delinquencies, and people who cannot make their monthly payments risk losing their homes. Will the Prime Minister stand up in the House of Commons and at least acknowledge that he created this recession so that he can tell us how he is going to reverse the policies so that we can get out of it?”
“Mr. Speaker, once again, the Prime Minister was asked a direct question. He refuses to stand up, and he cannot even condemn forced labour and slavery, because it runs counter to his corporate interests. This is the old story with him. A small group of Liberal insiders, members of the club, multinational corporations, get fabulously rich, making everyone else terribly poor. While his corporate profits have gone up, and he is dodging his taxes on those profits, the Canadian people are suffering even more with the only recession in the G20. Will he stand up today and reverse those policies?”
“Mr. Speaker, the question was for the Prime Minister . We already know that Canadian workers lose out every time the country imports a product made with forced labour, because that reduces wages and takes jobs away from Canadians. Canadians are also losing out because of the U.S. tariffs on goods purchased from regions where forced labour is used. When will the Prime Minister finally take action to ban all products from the Xinjiang province?”
“Mr. Speaker, obviously, Donald Trump's tariffs are unjustified and indefensible, but so is forced labour. The Liberal government has done nothing to protect Canadians from products made with slave labour. For example, the Americans, under Joe Biden, blocked 6,949 shipments of goods from the Xinjiang region. The Liberal government has blocked two. When will the Liberal government ban products from Xinjiang?”
“Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister refuses to stand up and condemn the forced labour in Xinjiang province because, of course, he does not want to jeopardize his corporate profits, in which he is continually invested, even though they come at the expense of Canadian workers. Canadian workers lose out when they have to compete with forced labour, and Canadian workers lose out when there are punitive tariffs as a result. I will give the Prime Minister one last chance: Put people before profit. Will the Prime Minister stand up and announce that he is going to ban shipments of any goods from Xinjiang province, which is renowned for forced labour, yes or no?”
“Mr. Speaker, the question was for the Prime Minister . I asked if he would stand in this House and condemn the forced labour practices by the regime in Beijing being carried out on people in Xinjiang province. I know this is a tough issue for him because his company in China is seeking to expand its business. His company took a $200-million loan from a Chinese state-backed bank, so he does not want to compromise those interests. Will he put people before profits, and stand up today and condemn forced labour in Xinjiang province, yes or no?”
“Mr. Speaker, the Liberals announced $600 million to stop two shipments and they stand with workers everywhere in the world. Are they kidding? They are undermining Canadian wages by having multinationals take away Canadian jobs and give them to regimes that use forced labour and slavery. Now, Canadian workers are facing potential tariff threats that will compound the cost to Canada. The Prime Minister has never condemned the genocide and slavery in Xinjiang province because of his corporate interests. Will he stand up today and say that he is condemning that kind of forced labour in Xinjiang?”
“Mr. Speaker, the question is for the Prime Minister . Obviously, American tariffs on Canada are wrong, but so is forced labour. The Liberal government refuses to crack down on forced labour products coming into our supply chain from the Xinjiang province in China. For example, in 2024 alone the Americans blocked 6,947 shipments of products originating in the Xinjiang province in order to stop forced labour. Here, the Liberal government stopped only two shipments in five years. Will the government ban all products coming from the Xinjiang province and end slavery once and for all?”
“Mr. Speaker, the question was for the Prime Minister . This is supposed to be his great strength. Remember we were told he was a master economist. I guess he must have some sort of unique ability to be the only leader in the G7 to find a way to negotiate his economy into a recession. Every other one of the 19 countries has avoided a recession. Mexico, neighbours with the United States as well, has avoided a recession. It is because of the Liberal policies that he continues to implement and even accelerate that we find ourselves in this place. The problem is that the Prime Minister cannot get us out of a recession if he cannot first admit that we are in one. Will he stand today and tell us if we are in a recession?”
“Mr. Speaker, the question was for the Prime Minister , but he continues to be unable to defend his own economic track record. This was supposed to be his great strength, but once again, we see the same thing every time he goes anywhere. He gets a fancy title and a tiny group of people get very rich, making everybody else poor. There is a small group who get handouts and favours, whether for space pads or $200,000 for meals in private jets, while the Canadian people end up paying the price with the only recession in the G20. Will he stand up today and tell us, are we in a technical recession or a real recession? Which is it?”
“Mr. Speaker, if the Prime Minister really believed any of that, he would get up and say it himself. Instead, he states a few falsehoods and then goes into hiding; he cannot defend his own position. He is spreading false information when he says investment is up. Let me quote verbatim from Statistics Canada, the Liberals' own government stats agency: “Business capital investment fell 0.7% in the first quarter of 2026, the fifth consecutive quarterly decline.” Does this meet the master economist's definition of a technical recession, yes or no?”
“Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister cannot even get up and defend his economic record as it is so bad. Instead, he has one of his backbenchers explain that the Liberals are spending billions and billions of dollars on new bureaucracies they have set up. That is exactly why the economy is in a recession. It is because he has continued on with the same Liberal policies of the last 10 years: the same anti-development laws, the same expansion of bureaucracy, the same corporate welfare, 12 new government agencies, and Canadians paying the bill with higher and higher prices. We all know that Canada is the only G20 country in a recession. Can he explain why Canada has the lowest per capita GDP growth in the G7?”